Fun Facts About the Name Jania
- More than 3 thousand babies named Jania: U.S. records list 3,019 babies given the name Jania from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jania Mean?
Jania is a feminine name usually explained as a form of Jana, the Czech, Slovak, and Polish feminine form of Jan (John). That derivation gives the meaning "God is gracious," from Hebrew Yohanan ("Yahweh is gracious"). The -ia ending gives the name a Latin-style feminine shape, while the root is the Slavic form of John.
The link to Jana is the usual explanation rather than a fully documented line for every occurrence of Jania. Similar-looking names such as Janiya have separate Arabic uses and should not be assumed to share this etymology.
Jania Name History & Origins
Jana is the standard feminine form of Jan in Czech, Slovak, and Polish. Jan is the West Slavic form of John, which reached those languages through Latin Johannes and Greek Ioannes from Hebrew Yohanan. The ending -ia is common in feminine names, and Jania can be understood as an extended or familiar form of Jana. In Polish, Jania is also sometimes described as a diminutive of Janina, a longer feminine form of Jan.
In English, Jania is used as a feminine given name. Its English pronunciation, JAY-nee-uh, reflects an English reading of the spelling; in Polish, the same spelling would be pronounced approximately YAH-nya.
How Popular is the Name Jania?
Jania has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2005. Its best rank was #1,186 in 2005.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,003 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #3,661 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2023 | #3,114 | 53 | 0.0033% |
| 2022 | #3,048 | 54 | 0.0033% |
| 2021 | #2,901 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 2020 | #3,160 | 50 | 0.0031% |
| 2019 | #2,940 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 2018 | #3,178 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 2017 | #4,252 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2016 | #5,200 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #4,441 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #3,805 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #3,604 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #3,555 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2011 | #2,568 | 70 | 0.0040% |
| 2010 | #2,140 | 92 | 0.0052% |
| 2009 | #1,842 | 116 | 0.0063% |
| 2008 | #1,680 | 133 | 0.0070% |
| 2007 | #1,361 | 178 | 0.0093% |
| 2006 | #1,263 | 190 | 0.0100% |
| 2005 | #1,186 | 194 | 0.0105% |
| 2004 | #1,254 | 173 | 0.0094% |
| 2003 | #1,192 | 180 | 0.0099% |
| 2002 | #1,332 | 146 | 0.0081% |
| 2001 | #1,407 | 135 | 0.0075% |
| 2000 | #1,476 | 125 | 0.0069% |
| 1999 | #1,792 | 89 | 0.0050% |
| 1998 | #2,508 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1997 | #2,437 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1996 | #2,405 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1995 | #3,242 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1994 | #6,121 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #4,157 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1992 | #3,905 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #3,760 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #5,950 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #5,655 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #4,547 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #5,722 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #5,279 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #4,937 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #6,047 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #5,257 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #4,410 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #6,042 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #6,064 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #5,895 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #4,779 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #4,295 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #7,600 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #7,461 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #7,173 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #6,940 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,906 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #5,190 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #7,908 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,974 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #6,085 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #5,684 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #7,015 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,104 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #6,972 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #5,688 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,665 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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